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trans_92010-06-13 12:00 am
morphitudinous) wrote in trans_92010-06-13 12:00 am
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Fire Flies and Water Flows at Sunset. [Open]
In the aftermath of a rather unusual experience in the hotel lobby that morning, Billy was not exactly enamored with the mega-hotels with amenities upon amenities crowding the shoreline of the main island. After conducting all the business he could before store closing (and making sure he had enough savings to last the few days), he chose to retire to a more remote location to think.
The cluster of quiet cabanas he'd located on one of the side islands was perfect for that purpose. True, there were no on-site spas, shopping centers, restaurants, or other facilities, but all he really needed was a simple room with access to the island breeze. The surrounding palm trees, central quiet pool, and peaceful beaches were positives as well. It was so remote here that he'd even been able to park right next to his cabana. How convenient.
Once check-in was completed, it was time to think. Helpful attendants sporting tropical shirts suggested the quiet pool located next to the fire pit, where a mysterious event was due to occur at sunset. Billy went along with them unresistingly, and sure enough he was immersed in the water as the twilight filled the sky. There were perhaps ten other people milling around in the pool, all seemingly waiting for something spectacular to happen.
And it would, given a few minutes and the right spark.
((OOC: These cabanas, as it turns out, are second only to love hotels in popularity for couples. Billy is about to find out why. Feel free to mix and mingle in this post, or use the setting in your own posts.))
The cluster of quiet cabanas he'd located on one of the side islands was perfect for that purpose. True, there were no on-site spas, shopping centers, restaurants, or other facilities, but all he really needed was a simple room with access to the island breeze. The surrounding palm trees, central quiet pool, and peaceful beaches were positives as well. It was so remote here that he'd even been able to park right next to his cabana. How convenient.
Once check-in was completed, it was time to think. Helpful attendants sporting tropical shirts suggested the quiet pool located next to the fire pit, where a mysterious event was due to occur at sunset. Billy went along with them unresistingly, and sure enough he was immersed in the water as the twilight filled the sky. There were perhaps ten other people milling around in the pool, all seemingly waiting for something spectacular to happen.
And it would, given a few minutes and the right spark.
((OOC: These cabanas, as it turns out, are second only to love hotels in popularity for couples. Billy is about to find out why. Feel free to mix and mingle in this post, or use the setting in your own posts.))
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Katara shrugged. "In that case, I might as well sit by you and find out what's going to happen. I have time to kill." She wondered what was the big deal about secrecy though. People in other words could sure act weird.
"How's Renne?"
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Yes, a nightclub would have been Zack's perfect environment. Grinning at the memory of his friend, he listened intently to her. Out of the corner of his eye he saw excited movement, but that would be acknowledged later.
"I actually haven't seen Renne for a while," Billy frowned. "I sent a message along the Bond to tell him where I was, but I haven't been able to find him anywhere. I just hope he shows up soon."
Billy looked down at the water, only to look back up in startlement a second later when he saw a flash. It was just a spark at first, but in the same second the sun dipped below the horizon, a golden beam of light shot up from the center of the pool. It was just the beginning.
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The nightclub would be her first of course, but it would give her a chance to try those strange glowing clothes that she'd bought with Nura. She also saw some movement out of the corner of her eyes, but ignored it.
"I'm sure he will," Katara said. "I've talked with hi after the tower incident. He really does care a lot about you."
Her mouth widened as the flash dominated their view. "WOW."
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That he won't be seeing tonight, unfortunately. Billy is definitely not going to any nightclub.
"If he didn't we'd have problems," Billy joked. Bur it was clear that his love was nothing but sincere. Renne would make it here somehow. He had to.
"Wow!" He joined Katara in her awe at the sight. It just kept getting better and better. Seconds later, that light began to rain down on the poolgoers. How was it tangible? Billy didn't know, but he felt it brush against his skin like warmer versions of falling snowflakes. As he watched the light's continued shine, other streaks of color appeared in the pool. These weren't tangible, but they started from all ends of the pool and entered the middle, wrapping around the golden beam to create a rainbow pillar.
And those weren't the only lights. The leaved of the trees changed from their usual dark green into soft neon colors, the firepit roared to life in a burst of golden flame, and finally---fireflies appeared, dotting the entire area with little balls of golden light.
It was, in a word:
"Spectacular," Billy whispered. "Improbable, but spectacular."
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She personally hoped she would see Renee too: she missed the little guy.
Her mind was blown at seeing all of the flashing lights and all of the different colors. Being so used to Stacy and being from her workd, lots of colors was a new thing for her, and she couldn't help but stare in awe. It aws all so beautiful, she wished she had a wayof preserving it all somehow.
"How are they doing this?" She asked Billy.
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Watching the light show, he couldn't honestly pinpoint how it was done. And he suspected no one would be willing to divulge its secrets. Instead, he settled for trying to puzzle it out as he observed the fireflies. He felt something in his hair---were they lighting that up?
"I honestly don't know. The lights must be bent with something, but I don't see any mirrors. The trees may be electronics molded to look real, but I'd need to study it further to confirm anything." As he kicked in the water and watched one of the blue lights coil around his leg, he wondered. "Perhaps they motion sensors to track where we are and direct the lights to us?"
He was tempted to see what would happen if he were to go for a swim.
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Those were all pretty interesting theories, but there was no real way that she could understand all of it. Billy had more of an idea of what caused stuff like this, and if he didn't know, maybe it was magic somehow. A different kind of magic, of course, but some just the same.
As if reading his mind, Katara offered him a hand. "Wanna go for a swim?"
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And that was just what he'd been waiting to do. Looking back to the ledge to make sure his glasses were secure, Billy smiled and took her hand as he pushed off. "Let's go."
The lights seemed to jump out of the pool and skip across the surface in reply.
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"Bleh!" Katara said, rising up and spitting out the water. "What the heck did they DO to this water? It tastes all funny!"
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"It must be a chemical similar to chlorine. Pools used by the public are usually treated with a chemical to kill any infections that people bring into the water. Before chlorine, sometimes everyone got sick if they drank water that a sick person had used. It won't hurt you, but it definitely doesn't add flavor." He wrinkled his nose.
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In any case, the light show was still going on. As if to match the festivities, she started to bend the water in the air, making it rise higher and higher, spinning it into a small cyclone.
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The demonstration of her skill brought a huge smile to his face. It was a glittering cyclone streaked with light, rising into the air. Other poolgoers noticed, but they dismissed it as part of the normal experience.
"Should I ask what you're planning to do with that?"
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"Well, since you asked." Katara ave him a grin and started to rotate the water cyclone, making it bigger and bigger, until it was in the center of the pool, shimmering in color. Without warning there was a very loud pop and now all of the water had exploded into bubbles.
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That was about to be proven as well. Billy paddled over to it, still remaining safely out of range, and then? The pop happened and the bubbles rained down over his head. Sputtering, he wiped the excess water from his face as a band of green light extended toward Katara. It might have liked her.
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Katara smiled as the bubbles flew overhead, and when the green light came near her, she just smiled. Somehow she just felt very relaxed and serene right now. Billy was good company.
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The light whipped around Katara like a ribbon, lighting up everything around her. From the outside observer's view, it was eerie yet beautiful. Billy had to smile.
"Prodigious." He bobbed through the passing fireflies, glancing over at the firepit. The scent of cooked food was starting to fill the air, along with the soft laughter of the few other attendees.
This was nice.
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She smiled over at Billy, then mouthed prodigious?
And now she got a whiff of the cooking in the air, and her stomach grumbled. In one move, she leapt out the water, grinning over at Billy. "I'm going to grab something to eat. Want anything?"
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That was the sum of Billy's reaction to the whole event. He watched, reaching out to touch the frost as though he was a curious child observing a first snowfall.
"Awesome," he corrected himself. When she moved, he climbed out of the water much less gracefully. "I'll go with you."
The firepit wasn't far away. Katara and Billy would walk through a light-strung path surrounded by the glowing trees, and then they stood in front of the golden flame. Items and sticks were available for roasting---fish, meat slabs, some unidentified round delicacies, and the ever-popular marshmallows.
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She was happy that he was coming with her though. He probably wouldn't have known what to get unless they came anyway. She was glad that he seemed to like her freezing the water into ice crystals.
When she approached the fire pit, she clapped her hands gleefully. It looked like there was a lot of good food to eat! With the actual choice of what to eat though, she started with some of the vegetables she saw nearby, then headed for some of the pieces of meat and, of course, fish.
Always fish.
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Somehow he'd guessed she would gravitate toward the fish. In the spirit of the islands, he chose some as well with a nice side of roasted vegetables. The food was exceptional.
"Wow---the taste is similar to some of the fish species of my planet, but there are subtle differences. I wonder what the living species look like."
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When Katara took a bite of the fish, she paused, then grabbed a cup of water and swirled it around her mouth a little. "I'm going to have to agree with you here. It does taste a little different. I could always ask, but I think they'd look at us like we were crazy. We'd totally be sounding like dumb tourists."
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For now? He's enjoying the atmosphere and the company. It's a nice little place. And those marshmallows look awfully tempting...
Seconds later, he's snatched one up and shoved it into the flame. It caught on fire, as anticipated, and he withdrew the little marshmallow torch and blew it out. Burnt to a perfect crisp.
"Do you need anything else before you leave for the nightclub?"
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Katara laughed when she saw the marshmallow catch aflame, but was a little shocked when she saw Billy eat it anyway? She took her own marshmallow and lit it aflame, and when the flame died, she ate it gingerly.
"Hey, this is really good!" Katara exclaimed. "Anything else? Uh...no, I have glowing clothes, water and comfortable shoes. What else would I need?"
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Nodding his approval at Katara's first burnt marshmallow, he thought: "Glowing accessories and sticks? They're sometimes used to enhance the effect of dancing."